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News Update: 8:00am, Thursday August 27th 2026

News Update: 8:00am, Thursday August 27th 2026
News Desk
Aug 27, 2026 | 8:28 AM

It's Thursday, August 27th. Good morning. 19 right now in Brantford, 19 in Hamilton, 17 in Kitchener. The dollar 72.03 cents U.S. gas down is sent to $1.74. I'm Stacey Englehart. Changes are being made to Canada's planned retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. After hearing from Canadian Industries, Finance Canada said seafood and fish products are being removed from the list to protect against broader economic harm. The Feds announced tariffs ranging from 15 to 50 percent on hundreds of U.S. exports. The number of people missing in Nepal has increased after catastrophic flooding by a glacial collapse. Over 1,300 people are missing, including 24 Canadians. The death toll is just under 200 people. Only one more move before all whales and dolphins are officially gone from marineland. Yesterday 2 belugas and Canada's last captive dolphins were loaded onto tanks driven to Pearson for their new trip to their home in Spain. News also came yesterday that a beluga transferred 2 weeks ago to a Chicago aquarium died. She was apparently dehydrated. And kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Facebook and Instagram accounts thanks to an $18 billion settlement Meta reached with the United States. Now the money will be paid out over a decade and Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off the platform, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the app from midnight to 6 A.m. and hide like counts among other changes. Mennett joins a list of corporations that have settled cases for billions of dollars. Light 92 sports, baseball yesterday, the Jays blank Kansas City 3-0. That series wraps up with one more game tonight at 7. In the WNBA, the Toronto Tempo lost to Seattle 90-78. They've now lost 12 in a row. Canada's run at the Little League World Series has officially ended. They lost to Japan 7-3. It's the farthest Canada's gone in the tournament since 2017. Four NFL preseason games get underway tonight. Among them, the Buffalo Bills host Pittsburgh tonight at 7. light 92 weather. We've got mostly cloud cover today, a slight chance of showers this afternoon, but a humidex feeling in the low 30s. Another slight chance of showers tonight with a low of 14. Sunshine tomorrow, humidex feeling in the high 20s. Right now it's 19 in Brantford, 19 in Hamilton, it's 17 in Kitchener. I'm Stacey Englehart.